Do you have what it takes to be a Keyboarding Super Star? Take our keyboarding challenges to improve your keyboarding technique and increase your keyboarding speed. In order to truly improve you need to practice keyboarding just like any other skill. You are training your fingers to know the keys they need to type and the reaches they need to make. Try to practice at home using the Practice Activities or the Keyboarding Lesson Sites and concentrate on using the correct technique every time you sit at a keyboard!
Challenge #1
Take the 2-minute #35 (Classic Tales) Timed Typing Test. You can use the backspace key to correct errors. You will be recording your Calculated Speed from this test. You may take this test a second time if you wish to try to improve your score. Do not do this more than twice.
Add your information to the Keyboarding Spreadsheet for your grade:
Enter your calculated speed for Challenge #1
Enter your goal for this class - your goal must be at lest 8 WPM higher than your calculated speed for the day. The suggested goal is at least 5*Your Grade (e.g. 4th Grade = 20, 5th Grade = 25, etc.) WPM. If you are within 10WPM of this goal, use this instead of 8 WPM higher. You set your goal once and try to achieve it. Do not change your goal every time you complete a challenge!
Mavis Beacon Lessons:
Set up a new account for yourself in Mavis Beacon. Use your REAL NAME on your account. Your WPM goal should be the goal you entered on the spread sheet or the minimum recommended speed for your age whichever is higher.
Go to lessons and choose Beginner Typist.Do not test yourself. Everyone should start from the very first lesson. Some of you will be very proficient at this but we want to start at the beginning just the same to make sure we are all using proper technique. I will be checking your technique so sit up straight and keep those fingers on the home row!
Challenge #1 Reward: You may play any of the games in Mavis Beacon except for Check Out.
Challenge #2
Take the 2-minute #26 (Classic Tales) Timed Typing Test. You can use the backspace key to correct errors. You will be recording your Calculated Speed from this test. You may take this test a second time if you wish to try to improve your score. Do not do this more than twice.
Add your information to the Keyboarding Spreadsheet for your grade.
Mavis Beacon Lessons (until 5 minutes before class ends)
Challenge #2 Reward: Martian City Defender. When you start the game, you must choose a lesson and a level. For the lesson, select #9 All Letters. For the level, you may want to start with beginner, or, if you are ready for a little more challenge, choose intermediate. Do not place your score on the scoreboard.
Challenge #3
Take the 2-minute #27 (Classic Tales) Timed Typing Test. You can use the backspace key to correct errors. You will be recording your Calculated Speed from this test. You may take this test a second time if you wish to try to improve your score. Do not do this more than twice.
Add your information to the Keyboarding Spreadsheet for your grade
Mavis Beacon Lessons (until 5 minutes before class ends)
Challenge #3 Reward: Typing Terror. Just click on the Play Game option. You may play this game or Martian City Defender (select #9 All Letters) or the games in Mavis Beacon. No Check Out!
Challenge #4
Take the 2-minute #28 (Classic Tales) Timed Typing Test. You can use the backspace key to correct errors. You will be recording your Calculated Speed from this test. You may take this test a second time if you wish to try to improve your score. Do not do this more than twice.
Add your information to the Keyboarding Spreadsheet for your grade
Mavis Beacon Lessons (until 5 minutes before class ends)
Challenge #4 Reward: Typer Shark - Once the game loads, continue with the Basic Game and select a level to play. You may play this game or any of the previous practice activity games or the games in Mavis Beacon. No Check Out!
Challenge #5
Take the 2-minute #29 (Classic Tales) Timed Typing Test. You can use the backspace key to correct errors. You will be recording your Calculated Speed from this test. You may take this test a second time if you wish to try to improve your score. Do not do this more than twice.
Add your information to the Keyboarding Spreadsheet for your grade
Mavis Beacon Lessons (until 5 minutes before class ends)
Challenge #5 Reward: Meteor Typing Blast- When you start the game, you must choose a lesson and a level. For the lesson, select #9 All Letters. For the level, you may want to start with beginner, or, if you are ready for a little more challenge, choose intermediate. Do not place your score on the scoreboard. You may play this game or any of the previous practice activity games or the games in Mavis Beacon. No Check Out!
Challenge #6
Take the 2-minute #30 (Classic Tales) Timed Typing Test. You can use the backspace key to correct errors. You will be recording your Calculated Speed from this test. You may take this test a second time if you wish to try to improve your score. Do not do this more than twice.
Add your information to the Keyboarding Spreadsheet for your grade
Mavis Beacon Lessons (until 5 minutes before class ends)
Challenge #6 Reward: Spacebar Invaders - When you start the game, you must choose a lesson and a level. For the lesson, select #9 All Letters. For the level, you may want to start with beginner, or, if you are ready for a little more challenge, choose intermediate. Do not place your score on the scoreboard. You may play this game or any of the previous practice activity games or the games in Mavis Beacon. No Check Out!
Challenge #7
Take the 2-minute #31 (Classic Tales) Timed Typing Test. You can use the backspace key to correct errors. You will be recording your Calculated Speed from this test. You may take this test a second time if you wish to try to improve your score. Do not do this more than twice.
Add your information to the Keyboarding Spreadsheet for your grade
Mavis Beacon Lessons (until 5 minutes before class ends)
Challenge #7 Reward: KeyMan - Ever played Pacman? This is similar except you have to type letters to move around the board! You may play this game or any of the previous practice activity games or the games in Mavis Beacon. No Check Out!
Challenge #8
Take the 2-minute #32 (Classic Tales) Timed Typing Test. You can use the backspace key to correct errors. You will be recording your Calculated Speed from this test. You may take this test a second time if you wish to try to improve your score. Do not do this more than twice.
Add your information to the Keyboarding Spreadsheet for your grade
Mavis Beacon Lessons (until 5 minutes before class ends)
Challenge #8 Reward: Type Me - This one looks deceptively simple but I recommend that you start out with the defaults because it can get very difficult if you increase the number of letters of difficulty! You may play this game or any of the previous practice activity games or the games in Mavis Beacon. No Check Out!
Challenge #9
Take the 2-minute #33 (Classic Tales) Timed Typing Test. You can use the backspace key to correct errors. You will be recording your Calculated Speed from this test. You may take this test a second time if you wish to try to improve your score. Do not do this more than twice.
Add your information to the Keyboarding Spreadsheet for your grade
Mavis Beacon Lessons (until 5 minutes before class ends)
Challenge #9 Reward: TIE-P Fighter Star Wars Game You may play this game or any of the previous practice activity games or the games in Mavis Beacon. No Check Out!
Challenge #10
Take the 2-minute #34 (Classic Tales) Timed Typing Test. You can use the backspace key to correct errors. You will be recording your Calculated Speed from this test. You may take this test a second time if you wish to try to improve your score. Do not do this more than twice.
Add your information to the Keyboarding Spreadsheet for your grade
Mavis Beacon Lessons (until 5 minutes before class ends)
Challenge #10 Reward: Bubbles - You may play this game or any of the previous practice activity games or the games in Mavis Beacon. No Check Out!
Challenge #11
2 Minute Alphabet Typing - Go in to Microsoft Word and wait for instructions! We will be doing this twice.
Add your information to the Keyboarding Spreadsheet for your grade
Mavis Beacon Lessons (until 5 minutes before class ends)
Challenge #11 Reward: Typing Monster - This one is a real challenge. You have to type sentences but then quickly get rid of a series of numbers that show up too. You may play this game or any of the previous practice activity games or the games in Mavis Beacon including Check Out.
Challenge #12
Take the 2-minute #35 (Classic Tales) Timed Typing Test. You can use the backspace key to correct errors. You will be recording your Calculated Speed from this test. You may take this test a second time if you wish to try to improve your score. Do not do this more than twice.
Add your information to the Keyboarding Spreadsheet for your grade
Mavis Beacon Lessons (until 5 minutes before class ends)
Challenge #10 Reward: Any of the FreeTypingGame.net Games - When you start the game, you must choose a lesson and a level. Make sure that you select #9 All Letters - DO NOT PLAY THESE WITH HOMEROW! For the level, you may want to start with beginner, or, if you are ready for a little more challenge, choose intermediate. Do not place your score on the scoreboard. You may play this game or any of the previous practice activity games or the games in Mavis Beacon including Check Out.
TypingWeb.com - Lessons, Graphs to track progress, typing games. This site requires registration and can be ad free for a $5 one-time donation. You can customize the look of your background and some other features.Ask your parents before you register.
GoodTyping.com - 27 lessons. This site requires registration. Ask your parents before you register.
Learn 2 Type – This site has various exercises, performance charts, typing speed tests and more. Lots of ads and it’s a little difficult to know exactly where you are in your typing knowledge. Registration is required. There is a pay option to get rid of ads.
Typing Club – This site has 21 lessons which you can use without registering or track your progress by registering or linking to your Facebook account (if you have one).
FreeTypingGame.net - This site has lessons, games & speed tests. We often use this site in class to test speed.
PowerTyping - Simple typing lessons where you can type to music to encourage rhythmic typing. Records your WPM on each lesson and assigns a grade.
Sense-Lang - A simple site with lessons starting with the home row. This site also allows you to paste text from anywhere and practice typing using that text. This is a nice feature since it practices real typing rather than just random words or letter combinations.
NimbleFingers - This site has online typing tests and a typing program you can download called Word Wacker. This is a free to try program.
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Challenge #1
Challenge #2
Challenge #3
Challenge #4
Challenge #5
Challenge #6
Challenge #7
Challenge #8
Challenge #9
Challenge #10
Challenge #11
Challenge #12
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Do you have what it takes to be a Keyboarding Super Star? Take our keyboarding challenges to improve your keyboarding technique and increase your keyboarding speed. In order to truly improve you need to practice keyboarding just like any other skill. You are training your fingers to know the keys they need to type and the reaches they need to make. Try to practice at home using the Practice Activities or the Keyboarding Lesson Sites and concentrate on using the correct technique every time you sit at a keyboard!
Challenge #1
Challenge #2
Challenge #3
Challenge #4
Challenge #5
Challenge #6
Challenge #7
Challenge #8
Challenge #9
Challenge #10
Challenge #11
Challenge #12
Select #9 as lesson
Keyboarding Lesson Sites